Act Like A Man

On an Internet discussion board I found the following comments:

Designer duds, hair gel, waxing appointments, manicures, and facials -- once upon a time, these terms were only associated with women, but nowadays, it seems, men are spending more time and money on looking good. Do the men you know go to the barber or the salon? Are they worried about their waistline for reasons that have little to do with health? Tell us what you think.

Ok, this one got me out of my chair after a long day's work. My stomach did not appreciate me reading this article. It is still churning. I say let men be men. Let us have hair on our backs and get cheap haircuts. If there is a culture of men that think that it is "Chic" to have a pamper day for their bodies, let them. But a message to all of you, this is not normal behavior! nrmlman Tue 12/16/03, 9:16:53

I also found in a search on the topic of men that there are those who are frustrated that women these days do not let the men make the first move. Someone wrote:

I don't think guys find it intimidating, per sé, but I don't think it's a good idea regardless. Men are called to lead in relationships, and it's probably not a very good idea to try to initiate one by having the female lead, because if you do that, then you're not setting a very good precedent. In other words, if a guy can't lead from the get go, what makes you think that he's going to step up and take the initiative later, because he probably won't.

This confusion concerning the male role has had an impact on the marriage relationship. Tony Evans says men have been “sissified” and their wives can no longer look up to them and respect them.

On the lighter side, one sister wants all her male friends to know that it is great to be a man! Here is what she gives are the reasons why it great to be a man:

* One mood… ALL the time.

* Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.

* You know stuff about tanks.

* Your last name stays put.

* Wedding plans take care of themselves.

* You never have to drive to another gas station because this one’s just “icky.”

* You can open all your own jars.

* Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack.

* Everything on your face stays its original color.

* Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.

* If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you just might become lifelong friends.

* The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.

* You don’t have to shave below your neck.

* Your belly usually hides your big hips.

* You can “do” your nails with a pocketknife.

* Christmas shopping can be accomplished for 25 relatives on December 24th.

* A woman will wreck her car trying to miss a cat running across the street.

* A man will wreck his car trying to hit a cat running across the street.

Now with the tides turning and women gaining more and more rights, some men have felt their manhood being threatened. In view of this, Burger King has been running a commercial called Manthem, set to the turn of Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar”:

I am man, hear me roar,

In numbers too big to ignore,

And I'm way too hungry to settle for chick food!

'Cause my stomach's starting to growl,

And I'm going on the prowl,

For a Texas Double Whopper!

"Man that's good!"

Oh, yes, I'm a guy!

I'll admit I've been fed quiche!

Wave tofu bye-bye!

Now it's for Whopper beef I reach.

will eat this meat

(Eat this meat)

'Till my innie turns into an outie!

I am starved!

I am incorrigible!

And I'm scarfing a burger beef bacon jalapeno good thing down!

Yeah!

I am hungry!

(I am hungry)

I am incorrigible!

I AM MAN!

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that by pushing away the quiche and tofu for a Texas Double Whopper—you are a man. Being a man is more than scarfing down a burger beef bacon jalapeno.

At the end of his letter to the church at Corinth, the apostle Paul gives a charge to men in the church. He is in essence saying, “If you want to be a man,” “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13).

In those four simple statements, he calls Christian men to a foundational quality of masculine godliness.

Be on the alert.

This has also been translated, “Watch (NKJV),” and “Be on your guard (NIV).” Paul was giving the Corinthian men this command in light of what their church was up against living in the Corinthian society.